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1922 – 2014Ruby Dee (1922-2014)Died 11 June 2014, aged 91Ruby Dee, the actress and civil rights activist known for "A Raisin in the Sun" and "Do the Right Thing," died in New York. She and her husband Ossie Davis were prominent figures in both the entertainment industry and the civil rights movement. She received an Academy Award nomination late in her career for "American Gangster."